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Presidential candidates silent on opioid crisis beyond war on drugs' rhetoric: It's easier to point fingers'

Overdose prevention remains overlooked in election discussions despite high mortality rates, focusing instead on enforcement rhetoric that fails to address the crisis.

Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Dropping. Not Everyone Is Spared.

Overdose deaths decreased nationally, but disparities based on race reveal a complex health crisis.
Black Americans continue to face rising overdose death rates amid overall national declines.

Overdose deathsup in Oregon, down nationally

Overdose deaths are increasing in Western states despite a national decline, partly due to fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Column | New drug overdose data provides hope while deaths remain too high

Despite alarming statistics on drug misuse, recent data shows a notable 12% decline in overdose deaths, indicating progress in combating the crisis.

Are Overdose Deaths Finally Peaking?

Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have slightly declined but remain high, primarily attributed to fentanyl. The trend may not signify a permanent turn, but there are hopeful signs.

523 opioid overdose deaths reported in Toronto last year, TPH says | CBC News

Toronto's chief medical officer of health refers to the opioid overdose crisis as a drug toxicity epidemic, emphasizing the need for an empathetic health response.

Presidential candidates silent on opioid crisis beyond war on drugs' rhetoric: It's easier to point fingers'

Overdose prevention remains overlooked in election discussions despite high mortality rates, focusing instead on enforcement rhetoric that fails to address the crisis.

Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Dropping. Not Everyone Is Spared.

Overdose deaths decreased nationally, but disparities based on race reveal a complex health crisis.
Black Americans continue to face rising overdose death rates amid overall national declines.

Overdose deathsup in Oregon, down nationally

Overdose deaths are increasing in Western states despite a national decline, partly due to fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Column | New drug overdose data provides hope while deaths remain too high

Despite alarming statistics on drug misuse, recent data shows a notable 12% decline in overdose deaths, indicating progress in combating the crisis.

Are Overdose Deaths Finally Peaking?

Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have slightly declined but remain high, primarily attributed to fentanyl. The trend may not signify a permanent turn, but there are hopeful signs.

523 opioid overdose deaths reported in Toronto last year, TPH says | CBC News

Toronto's chief medical officer of health refers to the opioid overdose crisis as a drug toxicity epidemic, emphasizing the need for an empathetic health response.
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SF Wants to Charge Drug Dealers With Homicide - But Could It Lead to More Overdose Deaths? | KQED

Efforts to increase punishments for drug dealers are increasing both locally and nationally.
San Francisco is following the lead of other counties in charging some drug dealers with homicide.

US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level

U.S. life expectancy rose by more than a year in 2022, but is still lower than pre-pandemic levels.
COVID-19 was the driving factor in the decline of life expectancy in previous years.
The U.S. is also facing challenges with drug overdose deaths and suicides.

What addiction treatment works best? UCSF docs share

Psychostimulant overdoses have increased by 300% nationally from 2013 to 2019.
Positive reinforcement and contingency management are effective approaches to treating stimulant use disorder.
San Francisco is experiencing a surge in overdose deaths and is in need of new medicines and practices to combat the crisis.

Drug arrests plunge, overdose deaths soar in California: Connection or coincidence?

Proposition 47 in California reduced many drug-related offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, leading to a significant decline in drug offense arrests.
Despite the decrease in drug offense arrests, drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in California between 2014 and 2022.
There is heated debate over whether the decline in arrests and increase in overdose deaths are related.
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